]]>http://msbusiness.com/2013/06/doctors-hospitals-divided-over-medicaid-expansion/feed/077247Trial set for ex-Rose Cancer Center doctor, billing agenthttp://msbusiness.com/2012/06/trial-set-for-ex-rose-cancer-center-doctor-billing-agent/
http://msbusiness.com/2012/06/trial-set-for-ex-rose-cancer-center-doctor-billing-agent/#respondTue, 12 Jun 2012 15:16:18 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=58464SUMMIT — An October 29 trial date has been set for a cancer doctor and a billing agent charged with health care fraud that includes allegations of using diluted chemotherapy drugs and old needles. Dr. Meera Sachdeva, Brittany McCoskey and Monica Weeks were indicted last August on charges including conspiracy and witness tampering related to ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2012/06/trial-set-for-ex-rose-cancer-center-doctor-billing-agent/feed/058464Ex-cancer clinic officer manager pleads guilty to health care fraudhttp://msbusiness.com/2012/05/ex-cancer-clinic-officer-manager-pleads-guilty-to-health-care-fraud/
http://msbusiness.com/2012/05/ex-cancer-clinic-officer-manager-pleads-guilty-to-health-care-fraud/#commentsWed, 23 May 2012 12:54:45 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=57512SUMMIT — An ex-office manager has pleaded guilty in what prosecutors say was a multi-million-dollar health care fraud in which a cancer clinic gave patients diluted chemotherapy drugs and used old syringes on multiple people. Dr. Meera Sachdeva, Brittany McCoskey and Monica Weeks were indicted last August on charges including conspiracy and witness tampering related ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2012/05/ex-cancer-clinic-officer-manager-pleads-guilty-to-health-care-fraud/feed/257512Hattiesburg Clinic pioneers new diagnostic scanning procedurehttp://msbusiness.com/2012/05/hattiesburg-clinic-pioneers-new-diagnostic-scanning-procedure/
http://msbusiness.com/2012/05/hattiesburg-clinic-pioneers-new-diagnostic-scanning-procedure/#respondMon, 07 May 2012 19:40:58 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=56748HATTIESBURG — Hattiesburg Clinic Neurology is the first in Mississippi to perform the recently FDA-approved DaTscan test, which helps physicians differentiate between essential tremor and parkinsonian syndromes, according to the clinic. After the FDA approved DaTscan in May 2011, Hattiesburg Clinic Neurology performed the diagnostic imaging modality just two months later. On July 14, Wendell ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2012/05/hattiesburg-clinic-pioneers-new-diagnostic-scanning-procedure/feed/056748Cancer center fraud trial delayed as prosecutors mull more chargeshttp://msbusiness.com/2012/05/cancer-center-fraud-trial-delayed-as-prosecutors-mull-more-charges/
http://msbusiness.com/2012/05/cancer-center-fraud-trial-delayed-as-prosecutors-mull-more-charges/#respondWed, 02 May 2012 14:45:22 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=56581SUMMIT — A trial that had been scheduled to begin today has been delayed for a former cancer clinic owner and two others charged with participating in a multi-million-dollar fraud that allegedly involved diluting chemotherapy drugs and using old syringes on multiple patients. Dr. Meera Sachdeva, Brittany McCoskey and Monica Weeks are charged with offenses ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2012/05/cancer-center-fraud-trial-delayed-as-prosecutors-mull-more-charges/feed/056581River Oaks physician performs new surgery for first time in statehttp://msbusiness.com/2012/04/river-oaks-physician-performs-new-surgery-for-first-time-in-state/
http://msbusiness.com/2012/04/river-oaks-physician-performs-new-surgery-for-first-time-in-state/#respondMon, 30 Apr 2012 20:18:31 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=56522FLOWOOD — River Oaks Hospital reports it is pioneering the use of a minimally invasive surgical device to treat the sacroiliac (SI) joint. Dr. Winston Capel, a neurosurgeon, has performed the state’s first SI joint fusion surgery at River Oaks Hospital using the minimally-invasive iFuse Implant System, according to the hospital. Capel, who according to ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2012/04/river-oaks-physician-performs-new-surgery-for-first-time-in-state/feed/056522Chairman Bryan pulls plug on fetal-heartbeat legislationhttp://msbusiness.com/2012/04/chairman-bryan-pulls-plug-on-fetal-heartbeat-legislation/
http://msbusiness.com/2012/04/chairman-bryan-pulls-plug-on-fetal-heartbeat-legislation/#respondThu, 26 Apr 2012 22:33:25 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=56235JACKSON — A Mississippi Senate chairman has killed a bill that could’ve led to a child-homicide criminal prosecution for anyone performing an abortion once a fetal heartbeat is found. Democrat Hob Bryan, chairman of the Senate Judiciary B Committee, says the bill is unconstitutional because lawmakers are limited in what they can do to restrict ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2012/04/chairman-bryan-pulls-plug-on-fetal-heartbeat-legislation/feed/056235New law aimed at recruiting more physicians to statehttp://msbusiness.com/2012/04/new-law-aimed-at-recruiting-more-physicians-to-state/
http://msbusiness.com/2012/04/new-law-aimed-at-recruiting-more-physicians-to-state/#commentsWed, 25 Apr 2012 14:58:29 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=56152JACKSON — A new Mississippi law aims to bring more physicians to the state. House Bill 317 was signed into law by Gov. Phil Bryant yesterday. The law creates the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce within the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The legislation also creates an advisory board to oversee the new office. Office ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2012/04/state-judge-declares-tort-cap-unconstitutional-criticizes-legislature/feed/056115State lawmakers pass anti-abortion billhttp://msbusiness.com/2012/04/state-lawmakers-pass-anti-abortion-bill/
http://msbusiness.com/2012/04/state-lawmakers-pass-anti-abortion-bill/#respondWed, 11 Apr 2012 14:52:01 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=55561JACKSON — Lawmakers say a bill that passed the Mississippi House yesterday could lead to criminal prosecutions of anyone who performs an abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected. The abortion restriction was added to Senate Bill 2771, which would set a prison sentence of up to 30 years for anyone convicted of child homicide. ...